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Black Red Figure no. 2 - Scottish 1957 Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in Hagley, England
surrounding the Festival of Britain also appeared to offer fresh opportunities. Notoriously, Gear was awarded
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$13,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Idol 2 - Scottish 1959 Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in Hagley, England
surrounding the Festival of Britain also appeared to offer fresh opportunities. Notoriously, Gear was awarded
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$16,431 Sale Price
20% Off
Walled City - 20th Century Abstract Oil and Collage on Board, White + Green
By John Christopherson
Located in Kingsclere, GB
determined to enter it. He said that his annus mirabilis was 1951, the year of the Festival of Britain. This
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
James Gowan FRIBA Fountains Abbey Modernist Architect Leicester Engineering
By James Gowan
Located in London, GB
to the Skylon Competition for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Following a period working on
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
In the style of Henry Moore, Mother and Child in Rocking Chair
Located in Surfside, FL
Festival of Britain in 1951, and in 1958 produced a large marble reclining figure for the UNESCO building
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Metal
James Gowan FRIBA Blue Mill at Backbarrow Modernist Architect Leicester
By James Gowan
Located in London, GB
Competition for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Following a period working on Stevenage New Town he jointed
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Desert Forms, from Aegean Suite by Barbara Hepworth, 1971
By Barbara Hepworth
Located in Kingsclere, GB
reconstruction, shown clearly by her two sculptures for the South Bank site of the Festival of Britain in 1951
Category
20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Squares and Circles, from Twelve Lithographs by Barbara Hepworth, 1969
By Barbara Hepworth
Located in Kingsclere, GB
of the Festival of Britain in 1951. An increased demand and public commissions encouraged her to
Category
20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Gardens at Night, Greenwich, Oil on Board Painting by John Christopherson, 1972
Located in Kingsclere, GB
year of the Festival of Britain. This was the time when his tastes and interests were moulded and when
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board
Henry Moore 1973 Lithograph edition 28/75 Sculpture Figures Reclining Nudes
By Henry Moore
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibited Reclining Figure: Festival at the Festival of Britain in 1951, and in 1958 produced a large marble
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
By Frank Dobson
Located in Roma, IT
, a post he held until his retirement in 1953.
For the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank of
Category
1930s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Floating Angel
By Judith Brown
Located in Milford, NH
shows at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, the Boston Arts Festival, The New Britain Museum of American
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Dancer Welded Metal Sculpture Judith Brown
By Judith Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
shows at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, the Boston Arts Festival, The New Britain Museum of American
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hugh Casson Pembroke College Oxford signed limited edition print c. 1980
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook designs for the 1953
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Color
Hugh Casson Worcester College Oxford signed limited edition print c. 1980
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Color
Set of Four
Antelope
Chairs
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Festival of Britain, 1951.
Category
Vintage 1950s English Chairs
Pair of Midcentury
Antelope
Chairs by Ernest Race, England, circa 1950
By Race Furniture, Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Pair of original antelope chairs designed by Ernest Race for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century English Metal Umbrella Stand
Located in High Point, NC
features brass arrow-like tips and curlicue feet. Very Festival of Britain. Removable drip tray.
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Gordon Russell Hardwood and Mahogany "Double Helix
Sideboard
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
Russell of Broadway.
Model 407 originally exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951, later went into
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Hardwood
Robin Day Utility Sideboard by Heals, 1950s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in Southampton, GB
store in London and exhibited in the Home and Gardens Pavilion at the Festival of Britain in 1951. The
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Set of Six Midcentury Dining Chairs by Andrew J Milne, for Heals, London
By Andrew Milne, Heal
s
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
perforated sheet steel armchair, created for the festival of Britain in 1951. A good example is held at the V
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Rosewood
Solid Mahogany Lamp / Coffee Table by Gordon Russell, circa 1950
By Gordon Russell
Located in Derby, Derbyshire
piece we could imagine the public seeing at the Festival of Britain in 1951 – we absolutely love it
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1950
s "Ellipse" Sideboard by W.H Russell for Gordon Russell Ltd
By Gordon Russell, W. H. Russell
Located in Stratford Upon Avon, GB
Judith Ledeboer, made by Gordon Russell in Broadway, England and exhibited at the Festival of Britain in
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Beech
Classical Statuary - a pair
Located in Cambridge, GB
murals and features for the Festival of Britain and took important commissions from industrialists
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Original 1971 British Columbia Winter Sports Festival Poster
Located in Montreal, QU
About The Poster: A great and colorful poster for the 1971 Festival of Winter Sports held in
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Posters
Pair of 1950s Jason Chairs Designed by Carl Jacobs
Frank Guille for Kandya
By Carl Jacobs
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Restaurant on the site of the Festival of Britain. (V&A)
These are the early all wood version.
In an
Category
20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Bark" Tangerine orange. England, 1960s.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
situation in Europe at the beginning of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Coffin" vase aubergine. England, 1960s.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Aztec" Tangerine orange. England, 1960s.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Bark" vase, Tangerine.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Ruby Bark" vase.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Mobile phone" vase. England, 1970s.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Volcano" vase, Tangerine.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
at the beginning of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Bark" vase, kingfisher Blue.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Bark" vase, Pewter colour.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Nailhead" vase, Pewter colour.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
of the century. However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that
Category
Vintage 1960s English Vases
Materials
Glass
1950s Jason Chair Designed by Carl Jacobs
Frank Guille for Kandya
By Carl Jacobs
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
South Bank Restaurant on the site of the Festival of Britain. (V&A)
This is the all wood version
Category
20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Cavalry Club, 1939
Modern British Mid Century Master Drawing Illustration
Located in London, GB
Festival of Britain 1951 and 'Coronation of Elizabeth II' in 1959. The latter had been commissioned by the
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
Landscape, 1945
By Frank Dobson
Located in London, GB
, a post he held until his retirement in 1953. For the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank of
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Laid Paper
Original 1955 Palladio Wallpaper Sample
Colonnade
Designed By Robert Nicholson
By Palladio, Robert Nicholson
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
for design work on the Festival Of Britain exhibition in Edinburgh.
The brothers' collaboration
Category
Vintage 1950s English Wallpaper
Large Red Cardinal Oil on Board Painting by Hans Schwarz, 1961
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
the 1951 Festival of Britain. For almost twenty years Schwarz worked for several high-profile clients
Category
Vintage 1960s English Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Standing Figure
By Keith Vaughan
Located in London, GB
the central mural in the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain in 1951.
In 1952 Keith Vaughan
Festival of Britain Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
British designed floor lamp displayed in the Festival of Britain in 1951.
The stem is made in bent
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Festival Of Britain Pair of ‘Antelope’ Chairs by Ernest Race
By Ernest Race
Located in Petworth, GB
Festival of Britain ‘Antelope’ pair of chairs designed by Ernest Race and made by Ernest Race Ltd
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Festival of Britain 1951 Skylon Midcentury Floor Lamp
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful and rare Festival of Britain Skylon floor lamp, dates from 1950s
The lamp is exact
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Rare Large Concrete Planters for Festival of Britain, 1950s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful pair of rare planters originally designed for the gardens at the Festival of Britain
Category
Mid-20th Century European Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Concrete
Original Vintage Poster Festival Of Britain DFDS Summer Travel Midcentury Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Festival of Britain held in 1951 - Rejs med DFDS
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Mid Century Design Poster by A. Games Festival of Britain 1951
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising the Festival of Britain 1951 from May 3 - September 30
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
George Ronald Ferns Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Robin Day Festival Hall Chair Hille, UK, 1951
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British Industrial designer, best known for his injection-moulded
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Sycamore, Walnut, Wool
Mid-Century Modern Circle Chair, Greece, Circa 1950s
Located in San Antonio, TX
created for The Festival of Britain in 1951 is a modern classic. This vintage chair features three metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Yew Wood Live Edge Plank Coffee Table by Reynolds of Ludlow English 1950s 1960s
By Reynolds of Ludlow
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
furniture went on to be shown at the famous 1951 Festival of Britain and was retailed through high-end
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Yew
Robin Day Desk for Hille, 1950
s
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Habitat. He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. This
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Robin Day Hillestak Desk Hille, London, 1950s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British Industrial designer, best known for his injection-moulded
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Cherry
Michael O
Connell (1898-1976) Wall Hanging, Flying Bomb
Located in London, GB
, such newly developed techniques were used by O'Connell to create the Festival of Britain wall hangings
Category
Vintage 1950s Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
1950s Original Ernest Race Antelope Chair, Curated Exhibition Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
outside chair from the 1951 Festival of Britain. An Original Ernest Race Antelope Chair. Sourced in the UK
Category
Vintage 1950s British Chairs
Materials
Metal
Robin Day for Hille, Teakwood Cupboard, 1950s
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Materials
Teak
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- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023In Britain, John Wilkinson made the first mass-produced iron chairs during the 1770s. However, handcrafted iron chairs appeared much earlier. In the mid-thirteenth century, King Edward I commissioned three iron chairs for St. Paul’s Cathedral. The artisan who made these pieces is unknown. On 1stDibs, find a range of iron chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Moore is considered Britain's greatest sculptor due to the impact his art had on his contemporaries and successors and because of the fame and success he enjoyed during his life. Henry Moore’s forms are usually abstractions with pierced or hollow spaces responding to the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. Many interpreters liken the undulating forms of his reclining figures to the landscape and hills of his Yorkshire birthplace. Moore became well known through his carved marble and larger-scale abstract cast bronze sculptures and was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom. Most of the money he earned went toward endowing the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues supporting education and promoting the arts. Shop a diverse assortment of Henry Moore art on 1stDibs.
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